OntoAligner: A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment

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  • Hamed Babaei Giglou
  • Jennifer D’Souza
  • Oliver Karras
  • Sören Auer

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  • Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksThe Semantic Web
Untertitel22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings
Herausgeber/-innenEdward Curry, Maribel Acosta, Maria Poveda-Villalón, Marieke van Erp, Adegboyega Ojo, Katja Hose, Cogan Shimizu, Pasquale Lisena
Herausgeber (Verlag)Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Seiten174-191
Seitenumfang18
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-031-94578-6
ISBN (Print)9783031945779
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 31 Mai 2025
Veranstaltung22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025 - Portoroz, Slowenien
Dauer: 1 Juni 20255 Juni 2025

Publikationsreihe

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Band15719 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (elektronisch)1611-3349

Abstract

Ontology Alignment (OA) is fundamental for achieving semantic interoperability across diverse knowledge systems. We present OntoAligner, a comprehensive, modular, and robust Python toolkit for ontology alignment, designed to address current limitations with existing tools faced by practitioners. Existing tools are limited in scalability, modularity, and ease of integration with recent AI advances. OntoAligner provides a flexible architecture integrating existing lightweight OA techniques such as fuzzy matching but goes beyond by supporting contemporary methods with retrieval-augmented generation and large language models for OA. The framework prioritizes extensibility, enabling researchers to integrate custom alignment algorithms and datasets. This paper details the design principles, architecture, and implementation of the OntoAligner, demonstrating its utility through benchmarks on standard OA tasks. Our evaluation highlights OntoAligner’s ability to handle large-scale ontologies efficiently with few lines of code while delivering high alignment quality. By making OntoAligner open-source, we aim to provide a resource that fosters innovation and collaboration within the OA community, empowering researchers and practitioners with a toolkit for reproducible OA research and real-world applications.

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OntoAligner: A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment. / Babaei Giglou, Hamed; D’Souza, Jennifer; Karras, Oliver et al.
The Semantic Web : 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings. Hrsg. / Edward Curry; Maribel Acosta; Maria Poveda-Villalón; Marieke van Erp; Adegboyega Ojo; Katja Hose; Cogan Shimizu; Pasquale Lisena. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. S. 174-191 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Band 15719 LNCS).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Babaei Giglou, H, D’Souza, J, Karras, O & Auer, S 2025, OntoAligner: A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment. in E Curry, M Acosta, M Poveda-Villalón, M van Erp, A Ojo, K Hose, C Shimizu & P Lisena (Hrsg.), The Semantic Web : 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Bd. 15719 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, S. 174-191, 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Portoroz, Slowenien, 1 Juni 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94578-6_10, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.21902
Babaei Giglou, H., D’Souza, J., Karras, O., & Auer, S. (2025). OntoAligner: A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment. In E. Curry, M. Acosta, M. Poveda-Villalón, M. van Erp, A. Ojo, K. Hose, C. Shimizu, & P. Lisena (Hrsg.), The Semantic Web : 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings (S. 174-191). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Band 15719 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94578-6_10, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.21902
Babaei Giglou H, D’Souza J, Karras O, Auer S. OntoAligner: A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment. in Curry E, Acosta M, Poveda-Villalón M, van Erp M, Ojo A, Hose K, Shimizu C, Lisena P, Hrsg., The Semantic Web : 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. S. 174-191. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-94578-6_10, 10.48550/arXiv.2503.21902
Babaei Giglou, Hamed ; D’Souza, Jennifer ; Karras, Oliver et al. / OntoAligner : A Comprehensive Modular and Robust Python Toolkit for Ontology Alignment. The Semantic Web : 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025, Proceedings. Hrsg. / Edward Curry ; Maribel Acosta ; Maria Poveda-Villalón ; Marieke van Erp ; Adegboyega Ojo ; Katja Hose ; Cogan Shimizu ; Pasquale Lisena. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. S. 174-191 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).
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